Did this boy want to unify the whole realm and make the Demon Race and Monster Race submit to him?
Just thinking so, Zhang Yuan’s expression became stern.
It wasn’t that he was particularly small-minded. On the contrary, Zhang Yuan had a heroic spirit, similar to most Demon Race and Monster Race masters, but as the Demon Commander, he had to consider this possibility.
Thunder Dragon was also thinking so. If this was the case, even if the Demon and Monster Races joined forces, they wouldn’t be able to resist, so they could only allow matters to take their course or face disaster.
Hearing his question, Yang Kai glanced at him thoughtfully then smiled, “Demon Commander Zhang doesn’t need to worry, I won’t be staying long. In fact, I’m afraid I will be departing quite soon.”
“You’ll be leaving soon?” Zhang Yuan was taken aback, exchanging a glance with Thunder Dragon, both of them extremely surprised.
Yang Kai didn’t seem to have any ambitions of conquest…
“Yes, the wonders of the Star Field are quite unforgettable, so I don’t plan to remain here for long,” Yang Kai laughed.
Thunder Dragon’s eyes lit up, and he asked quickly, “Is the Star Field truly filled with such excitement? If so, can Holy Master Yang tell us about it?”
The other masters from the Three Clans also perked up their ears as they stared towards Yang Kai, listening carefully.
“Yes, please talk about it, this old master is also very curious,” Chu Ling Xiao smiled and said. Although he had heard much about the Star Field from Ling Tai Xu after he came here, this was still second-hand knowledge and lacked a certain flavour of realism. What Yang Kai had seen and heard with his own eyes and ears would naturally have a more profound weight, so now that Yang Kai was here, Chu Ling Xiao would naturally want to ask him about it.
“Since Martial Ancestor has asked, Disciple will naturally not refuse,” Yang Kai chuckled. After pondering for a while, he began speaking, “There are indeed many wonders in the Star Field, many things we have never even dreamed of before…”
Inside the hall, everyone listened with the utmost concentration.
Time passed little by little, but no one’s enthusiasm faded. On the contrary, their expressions only became more excited.
The vastness of the Star Field amazed them again and again, and the talk of wondrous sceneries and abundant cultivation materials made them yearn greatly. Above the Saint Realm was the Saint King Real, then the Origin Returning Realm, then the Origin King Realm, knowledge that made them blush with embarrassment.
They fully understood the meaning of the words frog at the bottom of the well.
According to Yang Kai, the World Energy of most Cultivation Stars in the Star Field was extremely rich, and Saints were nothing in such places. Only when one reached the Origin Returning Realm could they barely be counted as master, and only Origin Kings could be considered true powerhouses.
Everyone’s blood was burning as their eyes flashed with desire and hope.
They longed to have such a cultivation environment and abundant cultivation materials. They were eager to go further on the Martial Dao and become legendary Saint Kings, Origin Returning Realm masters, and even Origin Kings…
Yang Kai did not make any kind of embellishment or exaggeration in his descriptions, instead just calmly explaining what he had learned about the Star Field and what he had seen and heard over the decades.
However, this was enough. After he finished speaking, everyone’s mood had become chaotic and they were unable to calm themselves down for a long time.
Yang Kai had seen all kinds of wonderful and magical things, but they had been stuck on Tong Xuan Realm, a place most Star Field cultivators would be completely indifferent to, using materials those cultivators would treat as garbage.
This discovery made everyone depressed, ashamed, and even deeply embarrassed!
Zhang Yuan and Thunder Dragon, who had just been at each other’s throats before, now couldn’t help exchanging a glance and laughing bitterly. Suddenly, they felt that their previous fight was naive and pointless…
“En, the Star Field is truly filled with wonders! This old master wishes he could take a look. If this old master could experience this kind of magical scene in his lifetime, he would be able to die without regrets!” Chu Ling Xiao took a deep breath and declared.
Thunder Dragon and Zhang Yuan also opened their mouths, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end, they were unable to.
Silence filled the hall for some time before Zhang Yuan sighed and asked in a somewhat depressed tone, “Then dare I ask, Holy Master Yang, for what reason have you called the masters of the Three Clans here this time?”
Hearing his question, Thunder Dragon quickly turned his gaze to Yang Kai, also quite curious.
Yang Kai smiled and responded, “To lead you to the Star Field!”
A single stone thrown had sent out a thousand waves. Everyone was clearly shaken by these words, and their eyes filled with excitement as they looked towards Yang Kai, as they had never expected him to say such a thing.
It was undeniable that the previous descriptions Yang Kai had given them had aroused their yearning and curiosity towards the Star Field, and everyone present earnestly wished to experience it for themselves.
But… Was the Star Field that easy to enter? They could not reach the Star Field, so they could only dream about it while envying Yang Kai’s opportunity and admiring his courage and strength.
But now, Yang Kai had actually extended an open invitation to them.
Everyone was stunned.
“Of course, I won’t force any of you, this is only a proposition. I will be leaving after some time, and those who are willing to follow me can. As for those who are unwilling, they can remain. I came back specially for this purpose,” Yang Kai added.
“Is that true?” Zhang Yuan stood up abruptly as he stared at Yang Kai with scorching eyes.
“Holy Master Yang, you’re not joking, right?” Thunder Dragon also asked incredulously.
Although they didn’t know exactly how difficult it was to bring someone into the Star Field, it definitely wouldn’t be easy. If Yang Kai had such ability, he would give priority to his relatives and friends from the Human Race, but now he was making an offer to the Demon and Monster Races as well. Both Zhang Yuan and Thunder Dragon couldn’t believe what they were hearing and were more than a little confused in their excitement.
“I’m not joking,” Yang Kai replied seriously.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhang Yuan and Thunder Dragon were both stunned.
After a long, stunned silence, Zhang Yuan asked solemnly, “Dare I ask Holy Master Yang, what kind of price do we need to pay? Pledge our loyalty and submit to you?”
“Haha…” Yang Kai smiled, a trace of disdain appearing on his face as he said lightly, “Why would I need you to submit to me or give me your loyalty? En, to be perfectly blunt, with a single finger I can force all of Tong Xuan Realm to bow down to me. If I wanted you to submit and swear your allegiance to me, there would be no need for any nonsense, I could just use force to suppress you directly.”
Zhang Yuan and Thunder Dragon both began sweating…
Neither of them thought Yang Kai was blustering. From Yang Kai’s previous explanation, with his current tyrannical cultivation, none of them could put up any resistance against him.
This young man had already surpassed the legendary Great Demon God of the Demon Race! He had travelled further and stood at a higher peak.
Even if Great Demon God resurrected and appeared here now, he would likely only be able to look up to him.
“Then why is Holy Master Yang…” Thunder Dragon looked at Yang Kai hesitantly.
“Everyone here is an old friend, if I can offer you a helping hand, why wouldn’t I? I have no other motives,” Yang Kai said lightly.
Both Zhang Yuan and Thunder Dragon instantly felt ashamed, wishing they could find holes to crawl into and never come out of again.
Swiftly, Zhang Yuan cupped his fists and said in a dignified tone, “Holy Master Yang is a man of high character and integrity. It was this Zhang Yuan who was overly suspicious and pessimistic. If this Zhang has offended Holy Master Yang in any way, please forgive me!”
Thunder Dragon quickly expressed his sincere apologies as well.
“It’s fine, you two are leaders of your respective clans, you should be considering things more critically,” Yang Kai waved his hand lightly, indicating he didn’t mind their suspicions. If he was in their place, he would be behaving the same way.
The two masters both relaxed hearing this.
“While there are many wonders in the Star Field, there should also be many dangers too, correct? If Holy Master Yang brings so many people into the Star Field, will you be able to shelter them?” Thunder Dragon asked with some worry.
“There are dangers, so whether you follow me or not is completely up to you. Of course, you can also choose to remain here. Perhaps Tong Xuan Realm will be rejuvenated one day and become like other Cultivation Stars in the Star Field where you can sense a higher level of the Heavenly Way and Martial Dao; however, I don’t know how long that will take.” Yang Kai smiled lightly as he glanced over at Xia Ning Chang meaningfully.
After refining the Star Source, becoming a Star Master, and breaking through to the Origin Returning Realm, Xia Ning Chang’s aura had become considerably stronger, and the grey aura which had lingered about her had also become much lighter.
As long as she could continue to break through at this speed, one day she would be able to stand at the top of the Star Field, and at that time, all of Tong Xuan Realm would benefit.
“This matter is of great significance, so please allow me a few days, Holy Master Yang. I need to discuss this carefully with my clansmen,” Zhang Yuan said.
“Naturally,” Yang Kai gently nodded.
Immediately, Yang Kai ordered some of the disciples to show the Demon and Monster Race masters to their accommodations so they could have some private conversations.
There was no need for negotiations on the Human Race side. Nine Heavens Holy Land, Yang Kai’s relatives and friends from the Great Han Dynasty and even Soaring Heaven Sect immediately decided to follow Yang Kai to the Star Field. Of course, some disciples were unwilling to leave their native home and wanted to remain in their original Sect, so the various Human Race masters simply granted them their permission.
Not everyone had a fearless spirit and thirst for adventure; in order to gamble one’s life for as of yet unseen wonders, great courage and a strong yearning for a higher Martial Dao were necessary.
However, there weren’t many people who refused, only about thirty percent of each Sect.
Everyone dispersed, as there was much they needed to handle.
Soon, after the hall emptied, Yang Kai smiled and walked over to a pair of women who appeared to be twin sisters.
As Yang Kai approached, the breathing of the two women seemed to quicken slightly, as if they were very excited.
“Jiao’er, Mei’er, long time no see,” Yang Kai smiled and greeted.
There had been too many people just now, so he hadn’t had time to personally greet the Hu Sisters, but now that he was free, he naturally wanted to speak with them a bit.
Moreover, they seemed to be waiting here for him for that purpose.
The two women opposite him smiled and spoke in unison, “It has been a long time, have you been doing well?”
“I have indeed!” Yang Kai nodded before he frowned slightly awkwardly.
His eyes kept glancing between these two, but he still could not tell who was Hu Jiao’er and who was Hu Mei’er.
This discovery made him scratch his head in confusion.
The two sisters had cultivated the Twin Qi Shared Spirit Divine Art, so not only had their appearances become exactly the same, even their temperaments and the life auras coming from their bodies were identical.
It was as if they were one person standing here!
Moreover, their cultivation had actually reached the Second-Order Saint Realm rather than the First-Order that Great Elder Xu Hui had reported to him earlier.
This rate of cultivation was quite astonishing, leaving Yang Kai somewhat speechless.
Although Little Senior Sister had reached the Origin Returning Realm, far higher than the Hu Sisters’ current cultivation, she had obtained the greatest of opportunities, refining a Star Source to do so.
The Hu Sisters certainly didn’t have such a Heaven defying opportunity, but in this barren land with thin World Energy aura, they had managed to reach their current level through their own efforts. This demonstrated that their aptitude was indeed extraordinary.
Seeing Yang Kai’s face full of confusion, the woman on the left smiled and said, “I’m Jiao’er!”
“I’m Mei’er!” The woman on the right added.
Their voices were soft and pleasant to the ear. Their two temperaments from before seemed to have completely changed, becoming a fusion of the elder sister’s boldness and the shyness of the younger sister, making them even more attractive.
“If you didn’t tell me, I really wouldn’t have been able to tell,” Yang Kai scratched his head.
This somewhat naive gesture made the two women laugh.
“Very few people can tell us apart,” Hu Jiao’er curled her lips into a smiling, “Even father often confuses us.”
“En,” Yang Kai nodded lightly. If even Hu Man couldn’t distinguish which of his two daughters was which, it wasn’t surprising for Yang Kai to be unable to tell them apart either. “By the way, you two heard about the discussion just now. Do you plan to stay, or…”
“We’re coming with you!” Before Yang Kai could finish speaking, the two women replied in unison, as if they shared the same heart and had no need to discuss anything beforehand.
“If that’s the case, then you should quickly prepare, I don’t plan to wait too long, I’ll be leaving in half a month.”
“Alright, we’ll meet with father first and then send a message to our two Masters,” Hu Jiao’er said without delay before immediately leaving with Hu Mei’er.
However, the two seemed a bit reluctant.
After not seeing him for so many years, they really wanted to talk to Yang Kai more, but when they thought about how they would be able to meet each other frequently in the future, they didn’t feel as rushed.
When passing by Xia Ning Chang, the two girls were gently nodded to her, their beautiful eyes flashing with envy.
Xia Ning Chang could accompany Yang Kai freely, but they couldn’t…
“Little Senior Sister, during this next half a month, I have something I need to teach you.” After all the people in the hall left, Yang Kai quickly walked towards Xia Ning Chang and dragged her towards her cultivation room.
What Yang Kai wanted to teach to Xia Ning Chang was naturally how to condense her Shi.
He had condensed his Shi with the help of the Emperor Pressure from the Emperor Garden, a rather unique method that, although it produced amazing effects, was clearly not suitable for Xia Ning Chang.
However, the basic insights and comprehensions about how to condense Shi were more or less universal. What’s more, he had learned many valuable experiences from Qian Tong and the other masters he was close with.
Now, he was going to teach everything to Xia Ning Chang.
Additionally, Yang Kai taught Little Senior Sister what he had learned from the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture.
Little Senior Sister had a Special Constitution, the Sacred Spirit Medicine Body, so she possessed innate ability and talent when it came to refining pills, not needing anyone to teach her in order for her to advance. However, the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture was filled with profound knowledge that would be of great help to Xia Ning Chang when it came to raising her Alchemy skills.
Half a month was neither long nor short.
Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang did not leave their cultivation room during that time.
Naturally, they took some time out to spend together. Yang Kai would enjoy the company of this gentle beauty and, on occasion, suddenly make love to her.
Since setting foot into the Star Field, Yang Kai had essentially had no intimate contact with any woman, so now that he had been reunited with Little Senior Sister, who he didn’t need to restrain himself around, he was like a freed beast that had just found its favourite prey and pounced without reserve.
Xia Ning Chang’s complexion also grew better and better, her already jade-like skin gaining a shimmering lustre to it.
She was like a beautiful flower that had just been moistened by the morning dew…
After half a month, Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang exited their retreat together.
Xia Ning Chang was naturally unable to condense her Shi after only half a month, but receiving Yang Kai’s dedicated teaching, she now at least understood what Shi was and had gained some slight experience with this magical power; now, all she needed was enough time to cultivate it properly.
The True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture was also effortlessly learned by her, the various techniques and Spirit Arrays recorded in it often causing her eyes to shimmer and glow.
Nine Heavens Holy Land was now completely crowded with about ten thousand members of the Human, Demon, and Monster Races now gathered here.
Among these ten thousand, about two thousand were from the Holy Land, four thousand were from the Great Han Dynasty, one thousand were from the Monster Race, and two thousand were from the Demon Race.
Even with so many gathered, however, the scene was extremely quiet, with no one even whispering. Everyone was simply waiting silently for Yang Kai’s arrival.
Everyone was eager to know what method Yang Kai would be using to bring so many people into the Star Field at once.
In a brilliant flash of light, Yang Kai appeared, and ten thousand pairs of eyes fixed on him.
Looking out across the crowd, Yang Kai gently nodded, “Now that everyone is here, let’s begin!”
“Yang Kai, what do we need to do? Just give the order!” Thunder Dragon called out.
“Exactly. We will cooperate fully,” Zhang Yuan nodded in agreement.
“You don’t need to do anything, just relax and don’t resist!” Yang Kai smiled slightly before taking out a seemingly inconspicuous bead and suspending it in front of him, attracting everyone’s attention.
They didn’t know what mysteries this bead held, or why Yang Kai had brought it out at this time.
The answer was quickly revealed, however. Yang Kai stretched out his hand and with a flick of his wrist, the bead flew out like an arrow from the string and arrived atop the place where the thousands of people were gathered.
With a soft pop, a magical power emerged from the bead and as it swept outwards, everyone felt as if they were being held by a strange force.
Out of trust in Yang Kai, no one circulated their strength or tried to resist this force.
A burst of light blinded them in the next moment, and after their sight was restored, everyone suddenly realized that they had come to a completely strange place.
This was not Nine Heavens Holy Land, but the scenery was still extremely beautiful.
Moreover, the World Energy here seemed to be extremely rich, more than a hundred times higher than the average on Tong Xuan Realm. This discovery shocked everyone greatly!
“Huh, what’s this?” A Demon Race man suddenly discovered something in this new world and shouted as he pointed towards a certain place.
Following his gaze, everyone immediately spotted a roughly one-hundred-metre long pitch-black ship quietly suspended in the air.
“A Starship!” Demon Commander Zhang Yuan called out in shock.
Although he had received a report from Demon General Meng Ge that Yang Kai had a powerful Starship in his possession, he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes yet, so he wasn’t sure whether this was true or false. Now that this Starship had appeared in front of him, he immediately understood that this news was real.
There was a Starship buried beneath the Demon Capital, but that Starship was in tatters… and, in terms of grade, it seemed like it wasn’t even worthy of carrying shoes for the ship in front of him.
Zhang Yuan had keen eyesight and could naturally see how extraordinary this Starship was at a glance.
What made him even more surprised, however, were the people standing around the Starship. When these people saw a massive crowd of people suddenly appear, they all directed curious looks towards them.
Out of habit, Zhang Yuan released his Divine Sense to sweep these unknown cultivators, but expression changed dramatically in the next instant!
He discovered that the cultivation of each of these people was much higher than his own, and although they didn’t give him the same feeling of oppression as Yang Kai, Zhang Yuan was certain each of these cultivators was a legendary Saint King!
Had they already entered the Star Field?
Were these people cultivators from the Star Field?
All sorts of suspicions flashed across Zhang Yuan’s mind, as well as many of the others gathered here.
“Don’t be nervous!” Yang Kai’s voice suddenly came from a certain place and his figure quickly appeared in front of the Saint King Realm cultivators as he explained, “These are disciples from my Sect.”
“Disciples greet Sect Master!” Immediately, this group of cultivators, who gave everyone from Tong Xuan Realm an unattainable feeling, saluted Yang Kai.
“En,” Yang Kai gently nodded before turning to the one who seemed to be in charge and saying, “Liu Ping, these are my relatives and friends from my homeland, I will be taking them back to Shadowed Star with us so they will need to remain here for the time being. Take good care of them. “
“Yes!” The disciple named Liu Ping quickly nodded.
Yang Kai next came over to Chu Ling Xiao and Ling Tai Xu and bowed, “Martial Ancestor, Grand Master, this is a Small Sealed World. Although it’s not very big, it is more than enough to accommodate a trivial ten thousand people. It is safe here, and I will let you out when we reach our destination. Disciple lacks talent but in a place called Shadowed Star, he has founded High Heaven Sect. Until we reach there, I will need the two of you to take charge here. En, the journey will probably take quite some time, at least several years. If you have any questions, you can ask these disciples of mine, they will give you their full cooperation.”
“Sure. Go on, you don’t need to worry about us here,” Chu Ling Xiao smiled kindly.
Chu Ling Xiao had no idea how precious and Heaven-defying the Sealed World Bead and Origin King Grade Starship were; if he did, he wouldn’t be acting so calmly.
“Disciple will head out first, when I am free, I will come to visit you,” Yang Kai said before leaving the Small Sealed World.
After Yang Kai left, the disciple named Liu Ping ran over immediately and greeted Ling Tai Xu and Chu Ling Xiao.
He had heard clearly just now how Yang Kai addressed these two old men as Martial Ancestor and Grand Master, so although his cultivation was much higher than these two, he didn’t dare show any negligence, bowing respectfully as any Junior would.
Seeing this boy behaving like this, Chu Ling Xiao and Ling Tai Xu did not have any scruples and immediately began inquiring about Shadowed Star and High Heaven Sect to Liu Ping. After learning that High Heaven Sect was now the greatest Sect on Shadowed Star, basically having dominated the entire star, the two of them couldn’t help feeling a sense of pride.
In just a trivial thirty years, Yang Kai had used his own power to subdue an entire Cultivation Star. This was not something an ordinary man could accomplish and they were left in awe of Yang Kai’s abilities.
Quickly, they began to ask more questions.
Having settled things in the Sealed World Bead, Yang Kai put it away before sweeping his Divine Sense across the now empty Nine Heavens Holy Land. Putting away the slight nostalgia in his eyes, he turned to Xia Ning Chang, who was standing next to him patiently, he said, “Little Senior Sister, can you help me find someone?”
Xia Ning Chang did not enter the Sealed World Bead; she was now in the First-Order Origin Returning Realm, and would not hinder Yang Kai. As she had just made a breakthrough, there were a lot of things to learn, so Yang Kai allowed her to follow him. It was convenient to teach while they travelled.
What’s more, travelling with a beauty was very pleasing to the eye.
Listening to Yang Kai, she immediately asked, “Who are you looking for?”
“Old Man Li!” Yang Kai looked at her.
Xia Ning Chang suddenly came over, gently nodded, closed her beautiful eyes, and started to search.
Now that she was the Star Master of Tong Xuan Realm, having refined the Star Source, she could travel back and forth anywhere in the mainland with a single thought. On Tong Xuan Realm, she was the master!
It was a simple task for her to find someone.
She communicated with the Star Source of Tong Xuan Realm with her mind and sensed the messages sent by the flowers and trees on the mainland, distinguishing the traces of the person she was looking for. In less than half a day, she opened her beautiful eyes and whispered softly, “Found him!”
Yang Kai was shocked and stepped forward and grabbed Xia Ning Chang’s little hand, “Take me to him.”
Xia Ning Chang gave a gentle nod and aimed the index finger of her jade white hand in front of her. From the void, a dark whirlpool appeared immediately, as if to swallow everything. The two stepped into it and disappeared.
Atop an unnamed barren and desolate mountain, there stood several thatched huts.
No one would have thought that this was where the reclusive Old Man of Heaven’s Keep, Li Rui, who was famous throughout the continent, lived.
Yang Kai held great respect for Old Man Li, not only because he was the longest-lived wise man in the entire continent, having lived for thousands of years under the cultivation of Saint Realm, but also because of how Old Man Li had generously taught Yang Kai.
Old Man Li once came to Nine Heavens Holy Land and helped Yang Kai greatly. At the time when the Bone Race recovered, Old Man Li managed to call on the whole human race to unite with his great reputation.
Upon returning to Nine Heavens Holy Land this time, Yang Kai had not found Old Man Li and his Disciple Di Yao.
Obviously, with Old Man Li and Di Yao’s personalities, it was probably impossible for them to stay in one place for a long time, so they left Nine Heavens Holy Land.
Now that Yang Kai was going to return to the Star Field, of course he wanted to take Old Man Li with him.
“It’s here?” Xia Ning Chang had brought Yang Kai to this barren mountain that was less than a thousand feet high, and Yang Kai could not help but frown.
“En.” Xia Ning Chang nodded gently. “But I didn’t sense Old Man Li’s aura. Only Senior Brother Di’s…”
After hearing what she had said, Yang Kai had a bad feeling. He looked up and saw the simple thatched houses. In front of the thatched houses were a few medicine fields. However, what was planted was not the spirit grasses used for cultivation, but simple ordinary medicinal herbs.
These herbs were effective for treating ordinary people, but they were of no use in cultivation.
There was one person. He was taking care of the herbs in the middle of the Medicine Garden, watering, and fertilizing, repeating the monotonous movements with a meticulous expression.
Yang Kai stepped towards him.
“Here to see a doctor?” The man who was watering heard movement and asked casually without raising his head.
“Brother Di, it’s been a long time!” Yang Kai looked at him with a smile as he greeted him.
Di Yao’s movements paused, as if he realized something. He slowly straightened up and looked at Yang Kai. After seeing Yang Kai’s face clearly, he could not help grinning.
A smile filled with flawless white teeth, coupled with his jade, flowery face that almost made any women jealous. The round sunset behind him poured on him, giving off an afterglow, a sputtering golden halo.
[This brat is still as handsome as ever…]
Di Yao took two steps forward and gave Yang Kai a strong hug.
“Brother Yang, when did you come back?” He did not seem surprised at all, as if he knew Yang Kai would return safely.
“It’s been almost two months.”
Di Yao gently nodded, shook off the dirt on his hands, and greeted enthusiastically, “Come on, today we drink to celebrate!”
“Yeah!” Yang Kai responded readily.
In front of the thatched hut, the two sat on the ground. There was no food, only the shining stars in the sky and the oncoming breeze as dishes to go with the drink. Xia Ning Chang sat to the side, holding a jug in her hand, and poured wine for Yang Kai and Di Yao.
The sky was full of stars, and in front of a thatched house, friends had finally gathered after a long parting. It was a happy occasion.
“Master, he passed away more than 20 years ago.” Di Yao suddenly blurted out.
Although he had guessed as much, when Yang Kai heard the news, the hand with which he held the wine glass slightly shook.
Di Yao grinned and said, “His last moments were very peaceful. After all, Master was already so old. It was time.”
With the cultivation of Saint Realm, living for thousands of years was simply not something others could do. Old Man Li had been proficient in pharmacology and used elixirs to regulate his body to live so long.
“Brother Di!” Yang Kai thought for a while but didn’t know what to say.
Di Yao smiled and said, “Master is still here. He continues to live in my heart.”
Yang Kai looked at him, and laughed, relieved.
“Brother Yang, for you to come all this way. Did you have something to ask Master?” Di Yao asked.
“It’s nothing, it’s just that I’m leaving again and wanted Old Man Li and Brother Di to join me.”
“Into the Star Field?” Di Yao narrowed his eyes.
“Yup.” Yang Kai nodded.
Di Yao fell silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying, “The master raised me and taught me, treating me with kindness as great as that of the mountains. I can’t let him be here alone.”
Yang Kai opened his mouth, but before he could persuade him, Di Yao smiled and said, “Brother Yang doesn’t need to say more, I have decided!”
Seeing him so insistent, Yang Kai could only sigh.
They continued to drink, binge, and get drunk!
When dawn came, Di Yao lay on the ground, slumbering. Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang found a simple tomb at the top of the mountain and worshipped it devoutly. After leaving some cultivation resources for Di Yao, he left silently.
“Are you really going to leave Senior Brother Di there alone?” Xia Ning Chang asked with a little unease.
“It’s his own decision.” Yang Kai responded lightly.
“But…” Xia Ning Chang seemed to want to say something.
“It is not necessarily a bad thing. Once your cultivation enters a higher realm, you will be rejuvenating the mainland. At that stage, it would be inconsequential for Brother Di to leave.”
Xia Ning Chang nodded, indicating that she understood. After thinking about it, she asked, “Where are we going now?”
“There should be a shortcut to Star Field from our original world. We are looking to find someone we both know!” Yang Kai smiled slightly.
After a while, the two came to the site of the Free and Unfettered Spirit Temple, and through the Void Corridor, they entered a place not far from the High Heaven Pavilion.
After the seal set by the Great Demon God was lifted, Tong Xuan Realm and their original world were connected.
This was the starting point of his life.
After arriving, when Yang Kai swept his Divine Sense through, he immediately noticed that there were many more people in the original High Heaven Pavilion, and he did not know which family or Sect occupied it. However, it felt quite prosperous.
Yang Kai chose not to bother them. The cultivators here were as weak as children to him.
He did not go to Central Capital either. The original Central Capital was Eight Great Families. The three families close to him were all in the Sealed World Bead, and the only remaining five families were now thriving there. Yang Kai was too lazy to bother with them.
He took Little Senior Sister and flew directly towards Ash-Grey Cloud Evil Land.
Although Little Senior Sister was the Star Master of Tong Xuan Realm, in this world, which had its own World Principles, she could not travel thousands of kilometres in a flash.
Yang Kai did not know how this world was formed, but after witnessing Tong Xuan Realm’s process from birth to prosperity to decline, he vaguely felt that this world should be related to the ancient powerful cultivator.
It might have been created by someone who cultivated to a Heaven defying level. After all, the one who created this place does not necessarily mean that they are the same ones who develop it.
Ash-Grey Cloud Evil Land was as chaotic as ever. In the past, several Evil Kings ruled and suppressed it. Although this land had bred filth and evil, there were still some rules to follow.
But since the death and disappearance of the Evil Kings, Ash-Grey Cloud Evil Land has become an even more chaotic and evil land.
Everyone understands innately what it means to be a decent person. Nonetheless, they burn, murder and pillage. Anything can happen here, and there was no reason to anything. Only one law existed: the one with the bigger fist makes the law.
The two of them continued to walk without stopping, what they saw and heard was nothing but horrible.
Yang Kai could maintain his indifference, his heart was unmoved by their actions, as though it was still water. However, Little Senior Sister was different. She could not help but teach a lesson to those who only knew to bully the weak.
Fragrance City, originally a city under the jurisdiction of Beguiling Demon Queen Shan Qing Luo, and the last piece of pure land in Ash-Grey Cloud Evil Land.
Unfortunately, ever since Shan Qing Luo’s disappearance, this last piece of pure land had also been corrupted, and the city has been dark and chaotic.
When passing by, Yang Kai could not help but miss it.
Back then, he had known the devilish woman of this land, but after Yang Kai returned from Tong Xuan Realm, he could not find her.
He had thought it would be impossible to find Shan Qing Luo ever again.
He would have never thought that he would meet her in the Emperor Garden, learn about her current whereabouts and fight together with her.
Yang Kai felt that he could not forget about this extremely charming devilish woman…
The place he was going to on this trip was Spider Mother’s Den. According to Shan Qing Luo’s maidservant, Bi Luo, she and Shan Qing Luo had been taken to the Monster Emperor Star when they accidentally activated the altar in Spider Mother’s Den.
So, Yang Kai also wanted to use the altar. If he succeeded, not only could he stop by to see how the devilish woman was doing, but also save a lot of time.
He did not want to spend years on Starship; he just wanted to hurry.
Spider Mother’s Den was not too far from Fragrance City, only a few tens of thousands of kilometres. At Yang Kai’s current speed, it would only take half a cup of tea’s time to arrive.
Spider Mother’s Den, was in tatters; after it collapsed that year, no one had cared about this place.
Upon arriving, Yang Kai walked into the huge spider statue with ease and found a strange altar.
The altar was only about the size of a person but had many mysterious and complicated patterns carved on it. Some of these seemed to form a wonderful Spirit Array, and others were like ancient characters.
Yang Kai released his Divine Sense but did not notice anything abnormal from it.
On the altar, there were still some dark black stains.
These were, naturally, the blood Shan Qing Luo shed that day!
“Junior Brother, what is this?” Xia Ning Chang tilted her head and asked doubtfully.
“This is the shortcut,” Yang Kai smiled lightly and began explaining in detail.
Hearing that Shan Qing Luo and Bi Luo had entered the Star Field directly from here, Xia Ning Chang immediately became curious.
She finally learned who it was Yang Kai said they were going to meet, and after doing so, she couldn’t help giggling as she glanced over at Yang Kai meaningfully.
“En, it’s not what you think…” Yang Kai argued weakly, “Forget it, I will study this thing, feel free to do as you please.”
“En,” Xia Ning Chang nodded, sat down in a clean place nearby, and began comprehending the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture while trying to condense her Shi.
Yang Kai reached out and touched the strange runes and patterns engraved on the altar in front of him, releasing his Divine Sense as he studied them carefully.
Since Shan Qing Luo and Bi Luo could reach Monster Emperor Star from this place, it meant that this altar was able to open a portal between the two places. In other words, as long as the conditions were met, this altar could form a stable Void Corridor.
This was far more profound than even the most powerful Space Arrays Yang Kai had seen.
Yang Kai knew that some of the most ancient Space Arrays in the Star Field were capable of transporting cultivators from one Cultivation Star to another, spanning billions of kilometres in an instant, but this kind of Space Array was extremely rare. On top of that, most of these ancient Space Arrays were heavily damaged and using them was extremely risky.
Perhaps someone like Heaven Battling Union’s Mo Xiao Sheng could repair an ordinary Space Array, but he would be absolutely helpless in front of these super long distance Space Arrays.
In general, even if a great force was in possession of this kind of special Space Array, they would only use it as a last resort, instead preferring to spend a large amount of time using a Starship to sail from one point to another rather than risking their lives.
The orthodox method to activate this altar was to make use of Shan Qing Luo’s bloodline. Back then, she and Bi Luo had accidentally activated this altar with her blood.
Yang Kai naturally couldn’t use this method. Although his Golden Blood was powerful, it obviously didn’t have the same composition as Shan Qing Luo’s blood.
He could only rely on his own profound comprehension of the Dao of Space.
One by one, Yang Kai investigated the ancient runes on the altar, but he obtained no reaction from it at all. Not becoming anxious, Yang Kai continued immersing his consciousness into these patterns.
Progressively, Yang Kai uncovered their mysteries.
These ancient characters almost behaved as if they had a mind of their own and were subtly interlinked with one another.
Yang Kai gradually began comprehending them.
Trying repeatedly, Yang Kai studied the altar and he felt that he had some gains as time progressed, but even after many careful investigations, he achieved nothing…
Time passed by. Little Senior Sister sat quietly to the side, not bothering Yang Kai at all. Right now, she was immersed in the process of condensing her Shi and comprehending the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture and had lost track of her surroundings.
One day, Yang Kai suddenly opened his eyes and a light flashed across them, as if he had had a significant gain.
Injecting his Space Force into the ancient altar, Yang Kai began connecting the various complicated patterns and runes together in a specific sequence.
It was like threading a needle, tying the runes and patterns closer together one by one until they formed a single inseparable whole.
When his Space Force penetrated the last rune, the patterns on the altar suddenly burst with light, as if given new life, and floated up into the air.
These runes and patterns swam about like fish, rearranging and combining until finally they formed a closed illusionary gate in front of Yang Kai!
“Little Senior Sister!” Yang Kai shouted.
Xia Ning Chang quickly opened her eyes and with a flicker, arrived next to Yang Kai and held his hand.
She knew the time had come!
Yang Kai paused a moment as he stared at the illusionary gate with an extremely dignified look on his face.
Although he had successfully used his comprehension of the Dao of Space to inject his Space Force into the altar and activated it to form this gateway, he didn’t have the key to open it.
Shan Qing Luo’s blood was that key, something he naturally lacked.
However, Yang Kai had his own methods.
Condensing his Space Force at the tip of his finger, he stabbed it forward and then slashed it down fiercely!
Space trembled and a small crack soon appeared on the closed door. Initially, this crack was very small, almost imperceptible, but it was expanding at a very rapid rate.
In the blink of an eye, it swallowed the entire gate, revealing a pitch-black passage.
This was a fully formed Void Corridor that connected two points many billions of kilometres apart!
Inside, there was nothingness and chaos, like the giant mouth of a beast that was capable of swallowing the entire world.
Xia Ning Chang’s tender body couldn’t help growing slightly tense as she held onto Yang Kai’s big hand a bit tighter.
Yang Kai didn’t hesitate, however, pulling Xia Ning Chang along with him into the vortex. When the two of them were gone, the black corridor closed again and disappeared.
Everything around them had gone silent and dark, with nothing but darkness behind or ahead of Xia Ning Chang and Yang Kai.
However, from within this darkness, Xia Ning Chang could feel a kind of mysterious power flowing, like a rushing river that was trying to drag her under.
Yang Kai quickly protected her!
This was the Void, a mysterious and indescribable place that was all but impossible for ordinary people to reach, and a forbidden area where it was difficult for anything to survive.
Any master that became lost in this mysterious place would eventually become engulfed by the darkness, never able to emerge from it again.
Even Yang Kai, when traversing this place, raised his vigilance to its highest level, using his Divine Sense to constantly and carefully survey their surroundings so he could bring Xia Ning Chang to avoid the deadly currents of the Void.
This strange place also seemed to affect one’s senses, even how they perceived the passing of time.
Yang Kai could only push his Space Force desperately to resist this outside interference.
When Shan Qing Luo and Bi Luo had used the altar to travel to Monster Emperor Star back then, it would not have been dangerous at all because Shan Qing Luo’s bloodline had properly activated it. Alternatively, Yang Kai had used a special method to forcefully open the altar, so the risks he was taking by using it were many times greater.
Fortunately, his accomplishments in the Dao of Space were quite profound, so even if he currently felt like he was treading on thin ice, he could still barely manage it.
Yang Kai wasn’t sure how much time passed before he suddenly led Xia Ning Chang towards a certain spot. After arriving, Yang Kai stretched out his hand and swiped forward again, tearing space, and bringing Xia Ning Chang out from the Void into an unknown place.
Little Senior Sister didn’t recover her senses until this moment, and the confusion in her beautiful eyes gradually cleared up.
To her, only a moment had passed, but what she didn’t know was that Yang Kai had been struggling for many days in the Void to bring them here.
That mysterious place had greatly affected Xia Ning Chang’s judgment of the passage of time.
Currently, the pair was in some kind of damp, dark, underground cave that had a pile of white bones scattered around it. Judging from the scale of these bones however, whatever creature they belonged to must have been enormous when it was still alive.
“This is…” Xia Ning Chang looked around curiously.
Yang Kai walked forward, reached out his hand, picked up one of the bones, and examined it carefully before grinning, “We’ve arrived, this is Monster Emperor Star!”
“Monster Emperor Star?” Xia Ning Chang murmured, “The star where Elder Sister Qing Luo is?”
“En!” Yang Kai nodded, he was able to make this judgment thanks to the white bones around them.
If he guessed correctly, these white bones should be the remains of the Heavenly Moon Demon Spider.
All those years ago, when Shan Qing Luo and Bi Luo arrived here, the first thing they encountered was the corpse of a Heavenly Moon Demon Spider. Shan Qing Luo had absorbed the Source of this Variant Ancient Divine Spirit and was taken in by the Red Moon Tribal Lord as her adopted daughter, allowing her to integrate into Monster Emperor Star.
If not for this series of events, with her identity as a human, how could Shan Qing Luo have gained a foothold on this Monster Race star? It would have been even more impossible for her to have reached the terrifying height of Third-Order Origin Returning Realm master in just a few dozen years without such support.
The Heavenly Moon Demon Spider’s Source had helped Shan Qing Luo a lot. Her bloodline originally had some traces of the Heavenly Moon Demon Spider’s, which was why she could activate the altar in the first place and obtain this opportunity!
Opportunities like this were truly quite mysterious. Yang Kai had worked so hard over the years and his luck was indeed good, but he had only broken through to the Second-Order Origin Returning Realm while Shan Qing Luo was still one step ahead of him.
Yang Kai pondered as he recalled all the information Bi Luo had revealed to him in the Emperor Garden that day.
He didn’t know much about Monster Emperor Star, only that it was a Cultivation Star dominated by the Monster Race. Although there were also Humans on Monster Emperor Star, they were all subjects to the Monster Race’s rule.
The Human Race had its own set of advantages and uses, so despite the Monster Race being in a dominant position here, they did not seek to exterminate all humans and instead just let matters drift. Only if some kind of master that threatened the Monster Race’s dominance emerged from the human population would the Monster Race’s masters step in to kill them.
On Monster Emperor Star, the Human Race essentially had no status.
The Ten Great Tribal Lords were the masters of Monster Emperor Star, and each one had reached the Origin King Realm.
The Red Moon Tribal Lord, who received Shan Qing Luo as her adopted daughter, was one of them.
Yang Kai thought for a moment, but quickly concluded that this really was all he knew, leaving quite a lot to be desired.
“Let’s go outside first,” Yang Kai said to Xia Ning Chang before leading her out of the underground cave.
When they came outside, Yang Kai suddenly discovered that he was actually part-way up a lofty and majestic mountain with a rich ambient World Energy aura. However, there was also a thick Monster Qi lingering in the air.
From the surrounding mountains, the roars of ferocious Monster Beasts could be heard from time to time.
Yang Kai really wondered how Shan Qing Luo had left this place safely; obviously she had experienced a lot of hardship.
Collecting himself, Yang Kai summoned his Star Shuttle and led Xia Ning Chang swiftly across the jungle.
This place may be extremely dangerous for others, but to Yang Kai it was nothing. Beneath the Origin King Realm, he didn’t fear anyone, and he could even calmly face an ordinary Origin King.
Since he had cultivated the Dao of Space, few people could compel him into a hopeless situation, unless they trapped him inside a small enclosed space like how Star Emperor Mountain’s Sect Master Qi Tian Che had done.
However, even trapping Yang Kai wasn’t sufficient as his opponent would need enough strength to completely suppress him as well.
Qi Tian Che didn’t have such strength, which resulted in his death…
What Yang Kai needed most right now was information.
It should be easy for him to find where Shan Qing Luo was; after all, she was the adopted daughter of the Red Moon Tribal Lord, so she would be wherever the Red Moon Tribal Lord was.
Shan Qing Luo’s heart-piercing cries from when the Emperor Garden closed still echoed in Yang Kai’s ears.
Now that he had come to Monster Emperor Star, naturally, he needed to see for himself if that enchantress was living well.
A few days later, Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang flew out from the deep mountains and lush forests. Along the way, Yang Kai had encountered a lot of Monster Beasts, but all of them were feral so he could not glean any useful information from them, making him feel quite helpless.
He could only pin his hopes on meeting someone in the future.
While speeding along aimlessly with Xia Ning Chang, Yang Kai released his Divine Sense to scan their surroundings.
Suddenly, he noticed something, turned towards a certain direction, and said, “There’s movement over there, let’s go take a look.”
“En,” Xia Ning Chang naturally had no objections.
The pair landed and walked side by side in the direction Yang Kai pointed out just now, a short time later encountering a team of about a dozen cultivators.
These cultivators exuded a wild aura quite different from the aura a human cultivator possessed. Additionally, each of them had some physical characteristics that resembled a Monster Beast.
The dozen or so cultivators in this team obviously belonged to the Monster Race!
Each of these Monster Race cultivators was riding a wolf-shaped Monster Beast and wore matching golden armour, giving them an imposing appearance. Even though there were only a dozen or so of them, as they rode forward, they appeared akin to a torrent of fine steel and created quite a loud disturbance.
Sweeping them with his Divine Sense, Yang Kai found that the strongest cultivator from the Monster Race cultivator was just a Second-Order Saint King, so he had nothing to fear.
Taking Xia Ning Chang with him, Yang Kai walked out openly to greet this group.
“Excuse me,” When he got closer, Yang Kai smiled and cupped his fists to the Monster Race cultivator who seemed to be the team’s leader.
The other party had obviously spotted him a long time ago and rode his wolf-shaped Monster Beast mount over to Yang Kai while looking down at him condescendingly, a natural air of contempt and scrutiny flashing across his eyes.
The Monster Beast mount also projected a malicious aura towards Yang Kai’s face, as if it could not wait to stretch out its mouth and see if Yang Kai tasted delicious or not…
Yang Kai just smiled lightly to all of this.
This was Monster Emperor Star, a world dominated by the Monster Race, so it was only natural for Monster Race cultivators to have a natural sense of superiority when facing those from other races. They felt that no race could compare to their supreme Monster Race and that none were more powerful than them. In front of the Monster Race, all others could only bow their heads and serve them!
“Humans?” The lead Monster Race cultivator squinted at Yang Kai, recognizing his origins immediately.
The wolf-shaped Monster Beast mount also growled, seemingly perceiving its master’s dislike for these two and began circling around Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang.
After returning to his previous position, the Monster Race cultivator coldly snorted and said, “What are you two humans doing out here?”
“Haha, we accidentally lost our way, if you would not mind, could you tell us where this place is?”
“This is the Red Moon Territory!” The Monster Race cultivator replied proudly, “It is the region under the jurisdiction of the great Red Moon Tribal Lord. Don’t you know even this?”
“En, I know this is the territory of Red Moon Tribal Lord,” Yang Kai chuckled, “What I want to ask is, where is the nearest city? If it is convenient, can you tell me where Red Moon Tribal Lord’s palace is located?”
“Why do you want to know where Lady Tribal Lord’s palace is located?” The Monster Race cultivator suddenly wore a cold expression after hearing this as he glared at Yang Kai more and more unkindly, “What are your intentions here?”
“Nothing serious, I just happen to have a friend who lives in Red Moon Tribal Lord’s palace. I was hoping to see her,” Yang Kai replied casually.
“A friend…” The Monster Race cultivator was taken aback for a moment but soon burst into laughter filled with mockery; even the other Monster Race cultivators began laughing.
“Human, I advise you to give up, no one is allowed to approach Lady Tribal Lord’s palace without being summoned, not even my Monster Race, let alone you humans! However, you may rest assured, Lady Tribal Lord has always been kind to you humans. If your friend is a servant in the palace, he or she should be living well.”
He subconsciously thought that the friend Yang Kai was referring to was just an insignificant person in the palace.
This was normal though, the humans in Lady Tribal Lord’s palace were all either beautiful women or handsome men who served as nothing more than servants.
In the territory of the Monster Race, humans always had low status.
“En, many thanks for this friend’s reminder; however, I still wish to know where the palace is,” Yang Kai insisted.
“Humans are always as arrogant as you, that’s why I can’t stand you all!” The Monster Race cultivator snorted coldly as he declared arrogantly, “I can tell you, but why should I? Give me a reason.”
“Here!” Yang Kai nodded before throwing out a bag of Saint Crystals.
The Monster Race cultivator caught this bag, opened it, and suddenly became ecstatic as he exclaimed, “High-Rank Saint Crystals!”
As soon as these words came out, the other Monster Race cultivators showed a greedy look as they stared back and forth between the package and Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang.
Malicious glints were mixed in with their gazes.
“Can you tell me now?” Yang Kai looked at the other party with a smile.
“Of course, you’re quite tactful for a human so I’ll tell you,” The Monster Race cultivator hesitated for a moment before his expression settled and he began telling Yang Kai what he wanted to know.
A short time later, Yang Kai cupped his fists to the Monster Race man before taking Xia Ning Chang away.
“Leader, those humans were obviously quite rich, why did you let them go?” A Monster Race cultivator who seemed to be relatively young approached and asked indignantly.
“Hmph, you think I can’t see how rich he is?”
“Then why didn’t we bury them here? This is the wilderness, so even if Lady Chi Yue doesn’t allow us to kill humans at will, no one will know if they die here.”
“Idiot! If we really tried that, the ones who would be buried here wouldn’t be them but us!”
“Huh… that’s not possible, is it?” The Monster Race youth was not convinced.
“Of course it’s possible, even though he was so rich, when he was facing so many of us, did you ever see him show the slightest bit of fear? Even the human woman next to him was completely calm. What does this mean? It means that neither of them puts us in their eyes! You idiots were blinded by those Saint Crystals and completely ignored their strength. Because this is the wilderness, I don’t dare to act rashly, otherwise…”
Hearing what his team leader said, the Monster Race youth couldn’t help leaking cold sweat as he glanced reluctantly in the direction Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang left while sighing, “That woman looked tender and delicate, if I could have just a bite…”
Some cultivators from the Monster Race were transformed from Monster Beasts, so they still maintained their habits of eating other creatures raw.
But in general, there were not many such cultivators. Most Monster Race cultivators were born in human form and just retained some traces of their Monster Beast heritage.
Clearly, this Monster Race was born a Monster Beast and had achieved human form later, which was why he had no interest in Xia Ning Chang’s face, which was hidden behind her black veil, but instead coveted her fair skin and delicate physique.
Soft and tender humans were always delicious, especially young human women…
“Enough nonsense, Thousand Eyes Tribal Lord’s son should already be on his way here, we need to find his whereabouts and then send word back to so that Lady Tribal Lord can send out a proper escort. We cannot afford a single mistake in this mission,” The lead Monster Race cultivator quickly said, but soon, a layer of haze appeared on his face as he ground his teeth, “I don’t know how many women from our territory will be ruined at the Young Lord’s hand.”
Hearing him mention this Young Lord of Lord Qian Yan, all the Monster Race cultivators fell silent, as if they deeply dreaded him.
…..
“Junior Brother, what should we do now?” Xia Ning Chang followed behind Yang Kai and asked softly.
“Let’s go to the nearest city first,” Yang Kai sighed. Although he had easily learned the location of the Red Moon Tribal Lord’s palace from the Monster Race cultivator, it was impossible for him to just go there to find Shan Qing Luo.
The Monster Race man he spoke to had said very clearly that no one was allowed to approach the Tribal Lord’s palace without being summoned.
Even those from the Monster Race did not dare violate this rule, not to mention that Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang were just humans.
Chi Yue, one of the Ten Great Tribal Lords on Monster Emperor Star, was inside that palace, so even if Yang Kai was confident in his strength, he wouldn’t dare act carelessly around an Origin King Realm master like her. On top of that, from what Bi Luo had told him, Chi Yue seemed to be a Second-Order Origin King.
If he were to try to force his way in, he would likely die!
He had to think of a better way. It would be best if he could send a message to Shan Qing Luo and let her come out to see him herself.
Yang Kai was lost in thought.
One day later, he and Xia Ning Chang arrived in front of a Monster Race city.
Shimmering Moon City was a little different from the cities Yang Kai had previously been to. The buildings in this city were filled with a rough and wild style that matched with the Monster Race, and while not exquisite, it still had a grand and imposing feeling.
Naturally, it was not just the Monster Race that lived in this city, there were also humans who were coming and going.
Red Moon Tribal Lord was better in this regard compared to other Tribal Lords. In her territory, no Monster Race could kill innocent humans without cause. Although humans still had low status, they had their own talents, and it was these talents Chi Yue fancied, which was why she created a space for humans to survive in.
The other nine Tribal Lords did not share Chi Yue’s level of foresight.
This was especially true for Wild Lion Tribal Lord who was the most addicted to killing and slaughter. In his territory, if there were traces of any humans, his children would follow his doctrine and kill all humans on sight, partaking of their flesh and blood.
As a result, the humans that originally lived in his territory had all scattered and fled, most rushing to Red Moon Territory, a relatively safe region for Humans.
Generally speaking, the two races lived in harmony in Shimmering Moon City. Of course, humans always had inferior status.
When entering Shimmering Moon City, Monster Race cultivators only needed to pay three Mid-Rank Saint Crystals, but Yang Kai needed to pay one High-Rank Saint Crystal.
Regarding this, Yang Kai had no complaints. After paying two High-Rank Saint Crystals, he entered the city together with Xia Ning Chang.
The extremely spacious street was large enough to accommodate several carts driving side by side, and on both sides of the street was a wide variety of shops that had dazzling wears on display. Human and Monster Race cultivators went to and fro, creating a bustling atmosphere.
The owners of these shops also attended to their customers with great zeal, actively soliciting business for their stores.
Yang Kai walked around the streets and soon discovered that most of these stores were opened by humans, with stores run by Monster Race cultivators being the minority.
In terms of business, humans obviously had more talent than the Monster Race.
Observing the wares along the road, Yang Kai’s eyes gradually brightened.
He found many cultivation materials on this Monster Emperor Star that were not available on Shadowed Star. This was normal though, as every star had its own unique products.
Monster Emperor Star was a Cultivation Star that was dominated by the Monster Race, so here, the most common goods on the market were naturally Monster Beast parts and Monster Cores.
When he discovered this, Yang Kai could not help feeling shocked.
He had not expected that everyone was openly selling Monster Beast parts in a city ruled by the Monster Race.
This was genuinely surprising; after all, many Monster Race cultivators were born as Monster Beasts, so didn’t they feel disgusted by such businesses?
It would be the equivalent of someone in a city on Shadowed Star selling human limbs or organs… no one would patronize such a shop.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Yang Kai relaxed and found this practice quite reasonable. Since the business of selling Monster Beast parts was thriving, everyone had become accustomed to it. What’s more, not all of the Monster Race were transformed from Monster Beasts, and even those who were would have plenty of experience killing other, weaker Monster Beasts when they too were Monster Beasts in order to consume their flesh and swallow their cores to strengthen themselves.
Yang Kai began simply observing with interest.
“Junior Brother, there are so many high-end materials here,” Xia Ning Chang’s eyes also shined brightly.
On Tong Xuan Realm, she was restricted by the level of materials available and could not refine higher grade pills, but after arriving here on Monster Emperor Star, it was like she had just entered a giant treasure trove. The dazzling array of high-end materials made her wish she could buy them all then go back and refine pills immediately.
Now that she had refined its Star Source, the prosperity or decline of Tong Xuan Realm was closely related to her cultivation, so Xia Ning Chang could not wait to improve her strength.
To her, performing Alchemy was the same as cultivating, and by doing so she could rapidly improve her strength.
“En, it’s a pity that we don’t have that many Saint Crystals left,” Yang Kai also felt the situation was a bit troublesome.
Since Xia Ning Chang took a fancy to these materials, how could he not? However, most of the Saint Crystals he had brought with him had been used up when Xia Ning Chang refined the Star Source. What he had left was only some reserves and were not enough to purchase these materials in large quantities.
Seeing the disappointment in Xia Ning Chang’s eyes, however, Yang Kai smiled lightly and said, “But, buying a few ingredients should not be a problem.”
Little Senior Sister smiled immediately as her eyes bent into happy crescents.
The two quickly walked into a nearby shop and began checking out its wares while bargaining with the owner.
Half a day later, Xia Ning Chang’s Space Ring was filled with many Alchemy materials.
There were also many valuable treasures in Yang Kai’s Space Ring. There were herbs he obtained from the floating continent and Emperor Garden in the past, along with others he had brought with him from Shadowed Star. If these herbs were paired with the right Monster Beast parts and Monster Cores, Yang Kai would be able to use many of the ancient pill recipes in the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture.
Yang Kai had not been able to acquire the materials needed for these ancient pill recipes so far because most of them required specific Monster Beast parts or Monster Cores, and on Shadowed Star, the number of powerful Monster Beasts was quite low. Even the cleverest woman could not cook a meal without rice.
But on Monster Emperor Star, many things satisfied his requirements. If nothing else, the amount of Monster Beast materials here was enormous.
Yang Kai was already considering whether he should stay in this place for a while and search through it carefully.
In addition to Alchemy materials, cultivating Blood Beasts as well as refining Origin King Grade Spirit Pills required Monster Beasts.
However… not having enough Saint Crystals was a big problem.
After buying these materials, Yang Kai brought Xia Ning Chang to the nearest inn and asked for a good courtyard.
Although the architectural style of Shimmering Moon City was quite wild and rough, the rooms in the courtyard Yang Kai booked were quite delicate. Besides having an excellent environment, this courtyard also had barriers around each of its rooms which could block the Divine Senses of others.
This was to ensure the privacy of guests.
The owner of this inn was a Monster Race cultivator, but he was not as domineering as others of the Monster Race. On the contrary, this old man was quite amiable and he warmly received Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang, changing the pair’s impressions of the Monster Race, somewhat.
After settling Xia Ning Chang in, Yang Kai left the inn and began to search for information in Shimmering Moon City.
He hadn’t forgotten that his main purpose in coming here was to look for Shan Qing Luo. Currently, the biggest problem he had was finding a way to approach the Red Moon Tribal Lord’s palace.
After staying in Shimmering Moon City for several days, Yang Kai was no closer to finding a solution to this problem.
Instead, he had bought some precious Monster Beast materials using the limited Saint Crystals he had left.
“Young man, you seem to have something on your mind.”
On a certain day, while Yang Kai was drinking at the inn, lost in thought, the owner walked over with a smile, set down a plate of snacks, then sat down opposite him.
“These past few days it seems you’ve been looking for people to inquire about how to visit Lady Tribal Lord’s palace, but why do you want to see Lady Tribal Lord?” The old man from the Monster Race, who appeared about sixty years old, had a rickety waist and amicable smile. In recent days, he had taken care of Yang Kai well and done his best to satisfy any requests the latter had.
Seeing the owner sitting down on his own initiative, Yang Kai chuckled and replied, “To tell you the truth, Old Man, I’m not asking about Lady Tribal Lord’s palace because I wish to see her.”
“Oh?” The owner of the inn looked at him with interest, “Then what do you want to do? Do you realize that your inquiries had begun to attract the attention of many people? The Monster Race isn’t too friendly to humans here.”
“I understand,” Yang Kai gently nodded. He had indeed noticed how over the past few days, whenever he asked about this topic, the Monster Race cultivators he spoke with either mocked him or dismissed him. Some even spoke ill of and threatened him.
If it were not for the laws Chi Yue had instated, it was likely the Monster Race cultivators would have attacked him already.
A trivial human daring to inquire about Lady Tribal Lord’s palace really did not know the immensity of Heaven and Earth.
“You don’t want to see Lady Tribal Lord? Then what do you want?” The inn owner asked.
“Actually, I have a friend who should be in Lady Tribal Lord’s palace, one who I haven’t seen in several dozen years. The last time we met we were forced to make an abrupt farewell, without even enough time to say a proper goodbye, so this time I wanted to meet with them and have a good chat,” Yang Kai answered honestly.
“A friend… heh heh, a woman, right?” The owner of the inn smiled meaningfully with an expression that said he knew everything already.
Yang Kai gave a dry laugh.
“Does that woman like you?” The inn owner asked again.
“Old Sir must enjoy gossiping,” Yang Kai flushed slightly.
The old man just smiled lightly in response, not pressing the subject anymore and instead just saying with some emotion, “Young man, you’re quite fortunate. That woman you came here with is also a good girl, simple and pure, yet outside there is another woman who keeps you in her heart. En, this old man is somewhat envious.”
Shifting the subject, the old man continued, “Actually, if you want to know what is happening in the palace, it’s actually quite simple.”
“Oh? Please enlighten me, Old Sir,” Yang Kai immediately became energetic and asked humbly.
“Every month, some people will leave the palace to purchase supplies from the surrounding towns. Shimmering Moon City is not too far from the palace, and it is also quite prosperous, so it is generally regarded as one of the primary destinations for such trips. You only need to wait a few days in order to see some of the maidservants from the palace here; if you’re lucky, it might even be the woman you wish to meet.”
He obviously thought the same as the previous Monster Race cultivator, that Yang Kai’s friend was a maidservant in the palace.
After all, most humans who were able to enter the palace of Lady Tribal Lord had such statuses.
Yang Kai’s eyes lit up.
Although the owner of the inn had misunderstood the identity of Shan Qing Luo, this wasn’t a problem.
If one of the maidservants that came out from the palace could pass Shan Qing Luo a message from him, then everything would be solved.
“Many thanks, Old Sir!” Yang Kai cupped his fists happily.
“It’s fine, this old man didn’t do anything worthy of thanks.”
“Old Sir,” Yang Kai looked at him curiously and asked, “I feel that your attitude towards humans is very different from others of the Monster Race, do you not discriminate against humans?”
“Discriminate? Why should I?” The owner of the inn looked at Yang Kai with a smile, “You humans are fine the way you are. This old man once knew a very special human when he was young…”
Yang Kai clearly saw a strong, almost inexhaustible tenderness flash across the old man’s eyes at that moment.
Yang Kai suddenly understood something then.
“Never mind, just pretend I didn’t say anything. Young Man, take your time, this old man is getting on in years and needs to lie down for a while,” The owner of the inn suddenly became somewhat disinterested and saying so, stood up to leave, his waist seemingly even more rickety than before.
Yang Kai sighed at this sight.
It seemed that when this inn owner was young, he was in love with a human woman.
Love across races was something that was the subject of disgust in any place, not to mention this was Monster Emperor Star, where the Monster Race ruled supreme and humans had no status whatsoever.
It was precisely because such love was forbidden in many places that inter-racial couples were often split apart and eventually forced into committing suicide, inspiring many an epic story.
Yang Kai did not think too much about this issue, however, simply drinking a few glasses of wine before returning to his courtyard. After updating Xia Ning Chang, who was still studying Alchemy, Yang Kai went straight to the city gate.
According to the owner of the inn, it would be a few days before the maidservants from the palace came here to purchase supplies, but Yang Kai intended to get there ahead of time and come up with a way to send a message to Shan Qing Luo.
Not far from Shimmering Moon City gate, in a certain teahouse.
The location of this shop was good; one could see all the cultivators coming and going from the city gate. Yang Kai had already spent several days at this teahouse without seeing any trace of the maidservants from the palace.
On this day, just as he was sipping tea to pass the time, a commotion suddenly arose at the gate.
The cultivators who were waiting in line to enter the city suddenly separated to the sides of the road, as if they were giving way to some important figure. There were also shouts coming from the crowd and Yang Kai vaguely heard someone yelling, ‘They are here”.
[Have the maidservants from the palace finally arrived?] Yang Kai immediately thought.
The commotion at the city gate also reached the teahouse and the cultivators inside quickly began walking out and gathering on the street. It didn’t take long before the spacious street was filled with people, all of them staring towards the city gate.
Although there were many people, they were all practically silent.
Yang Kai also walked out of the teahouse, mixed into the crowd, and stared towards the city gate with a look of expectation, hoping he would find a suitable candidate to accept his request to deliver a message.
The earth trembled slightly due to vibrations conveyed from afar, as if thousands of troops were marching towards here.
Yang Kai frowned at this as he realized that things seemed a little different from what he thought; After all, if it was just a group of maidservants coming out to purchase supplies, there wouldn’t be this much of a commotion.
What’s more, since these maidservants came once every month, the residents of Shimmering Moon City shouldn’t be surprised by their arrival or be gathering around out of curiosity.
Realizing this, Yang Kai felt a little disappointed. It seemed that the maidservant group wasn’t coming today.
However, he was still quite curious about who it was that had come to Shimmering Moon City to attract so many onlookers.
A short while later, a majestic wolf-shaped Monster Beast charged in from outside. Atop this Monster Beast, there was a Monster Race cultivator that Yang Kai was familiar with.
“Make way, make way!” The Monster Race cultivator rode into Shimmering Moon City and yelled loudly, waving a long whip in his hand to disperse the crowd on the streets further.
Following closely behind him, more than a dozen wolf-shaped Monster Beasts appeared. Each of these Monster Beasts was mounted by a Monster Race cultivator and all of them quickly began clearing out the crowds together with their leader.
[Aren’t they the Monster Race team I asked for directions a few days ago?] Yang Kai looked at the lead cultivator and quickly recalled.
“Friend, which Great Sir has come to Shimmering Moon City? Why is such a fuss being raised?” A questioning voice suddenly came from the side. Obviously, the owner of this voice was also confused and was asking others for information.
“I don’t know,” The person being questioned answered faintly, apparently also in the dark.
“You don’t know who is coming yet you still came out here to see them?” The questioner asked unhappily.
“I just came to take a look without knowing, aren’t you the same?”
“Ah, en…”
Just as everyone was feeling confused and whispering amongst themselves, two giant heads suddenly entered the city gate. These two heads had large, single horns atop their head and were covered in dark coloured scales which looked particularly hard. Snake-like eyes exuding cold light glanced around the crowd, causing many to shudder in fear.
“Those are…” A knowledgeable person immediately exclaimed as he saw through the origins of these two Monster Beasts.
The full picture of these two Monster Beasts quickly appeared before everyone’s eyes. Aside from their giant heads, these two Monster Beasts also had large wings on their backs and their bodies were covered in large dragon-like scales. Long tails flicked about behind them, seemingly containing explosive power.
“Ninth-Order Thunder Flame Flying Lizard Monster Beasts!”
Not all Monster Beasts had the ability to assume human form. Some Monster Beasts would maintain a beast form throughout their lives, and this Ninth-Order Thunder Flame Flying Lizard was obviously one of them. Amongst Ninth-Order Monster Beasts, it was a famous existence. Born proficient in both Thunder and Fire Attributes, with a violent and cruel temper, even Second-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivators who encountered them would have no choice but to flee.
There weren’t many masters who were capable of subduing this type of Monster Beast.
But now, these two Thunder Flame Flying Lizards had been reduced to beasts of burden. They were bound by their necks and their reins extended behind them to a luxuriously decorated carriage that was slowly entering Shimmering Moon City.
This carriage was very extremely ornate, and as its wheels turned, a faint jingle could be heard coming from it that was quite pleasing to the ear.
The carriage had an open top with no doors or windows, only some pink curtains hung around it. It seemed that the owner of this carriage enjoyed being seen and noticed by onlookers.
There were three people in this carriage, but almost everyone’s eyes focused on a single one at this moment.
A man in white robes and a face like a jade carving sat on the soft couch of the carriage, the casual yet luxurious and majestic air around him unconsciously made those who saw him feel inferior.
At first glance, most would only think that this man was particularly handsome, but the more one stared, the more they became transfixed.
His eyes had a divine light to them that seemed to exude a peculiar power. Any woman who met eyes with him would begin to lose herself in them, like moths to a flickering flame, anxious to recklessly throw themselves at him.
A stunning woman was laying her head on the man’s lap as he used his delicate hand to stroke her luscious black hair. The woman’s eyes were slightly squinted, revealing a look of extreme enjoyment, as if she were a pet that was basking in its owner’s caress.
Another woman was lying in the arms of the man, with the same dazzled look on her pretty face, a faint pink hue radiating from her skin as she panted slightly, her red lips shining with an amorous light.
Although he was being watched by countless people, the man still smiled lightly, his eyes filled with a kind of wicked light that was capable of bewitching any woman he gazed upon, setting their heart aflame and drawing them in to offer their entire beings to him.
“I know who he is, he’s Young Master Wicked Eyes! It’s Thousand Eyes Tribal Lord’s Young Lord Mi Tian!” An exclamation came from the crowd, revealing the lofty identity of the man sitting on the carriage.
Many people recognized him in fact.
The complexions of all the men present changed drastically as the look in their eyes as they stared towards Mi Tian quickly went from curiosity to dread.
This couldn’t be helped, Young Master Wicked Eyes Mi Tian’s reputation on Monster Emperor Star was really too terrifying. It was rumoured that even if the number of women who had died at his hands wasn’t a thousand, it was at least eight hundred. Worse, these women weren’t taken by force but offered their lives to him willingly.
It was said that Mi Tian had cultivated some kind of Secret Technique that resembled gathering Yin to supplement Yang, and that any woman who spent the evening with him, no matter how outstanding, would be dead by morning.
Even so, there was still no lack of women who rushed to accept Mi Tian’s embrace.
The most hateful thing about this Mi Tian was that whether they were Human or Monster Race women, he accepted them all.
With so many women having fallen prey to him, generally, no matter where Mi Tian went, men would not allow their women to come out and show their faces and would try their best to avoid having their lovers and relatives meet him.
No one had heard that Mi Tian would be coming to Shimmering Moon City though, so no one had taken precautions. If they had known earlier, they would have avoided him like a viper rather than gathering around to greet him.
But now, with these two Ninth-Order Thunder Flame Flying Lizards present, and Mi Tian already before their eyes, how could they do that?
It was all over! Many cultivators looked towards their women and saw looks of admiration and desire as they stared at Mi Tian. Seeing this, these men wished they could rush up and shred Mi Tian’s corpse into ten thousand pieces.
But these were just their secret desires.
Without even mentioning that Mi Tian was a Third-Order Origin Returning Realm master, with few worthy to be his opponent, his two Ninth-Order Monster Beasts were also not to be provoked easily.
Most importantly, there was a huge backer behind Mi Tian.
Thousand Eyes Tribal Lord!
With the father being a true Origin King Realm master, who would dare attack his son? Thousand Eyes Tribal Lord doted upon his son greatly, there was no other explanation for him giving Mi Tian two Thunder Flame Flying Lizards just to pull his carriage.
Standing in the crowd, Yang Kai also learned the identity of this man from the exclamations and discussions of the people around him; however, he couldn’t help feeling the situation was a bit strange. Why would the Thousand Eyes Tribal Lord’s favoured son come to Red Moon Territory?
As far as Yang Kai knew, the relationship between the Ten Great Tribal Lords on Monster Emperor Star was not very harmonious.
However, Yang Kai merely found this curious and didn’t think too deeply about it. After learning that the person who caused the commotion was not the group of maidservants he was waiting for, Yang Kai’s interest in watching faded completely.
The look on Young Master Wicked Eyes also annoyed Yang Kai, it was a natural kind of arrogance that seemed to proclaim that all women in the world belonged to him.
Yang Kai wanted to turn around and leave, but after emerging from his own thoughts, he was immediately stunned.
All the cultivators, who were originally standing on both sides of the street, were now down on one knee at the moment in order to respectfully welcome Mi Tian into the city.
When Yang Kai turned his head and looked around, his brows furrowed.
He suddenly discovered that he was like a crane amongst chickens…
There were countless onlookers present, but all of them were half kneeling on the ground right now, with only Yang Kai standing around in a daze.
Mi Tian glanced over and tilted his head up slightly at this sight. Even though he was just sitting on his carriage, staring down disdainfully at Yang Kai from above, his eyes seemed to emit an oppressive aura.
“Bold!” An angry shout came from the side as one of the Monster Race cultivators who was riding a wolf-shaped Monster Beast that had led Mi Tian into the city brought his mount in front of Yang Kai and waved his long riding whip as he reproved, “Why have you not kneeled yet!”
Saying so, he advanced towards Yang Kai, as if he wanted to teach him a lesson.
Yang Kai just stared back at him indifferently though.
The Monster Race cultivator was stunned as he suddenly recognized Yang Kai’s face. [Wasn’t this the human who had asked me for directions the other day?]
At that time, he had felt this human was somewhat unfathomable…
Thinking so, the Monster Race cultivator slightly shook his wrist and the whip he originally sent straight towards Yang Kai deviated slightly, hitting the air and making a loud cracking sound.
Since he could not figure out Yang Kai’s depths, he didn’t dare to act rashly. On the other hand, he needed to maintain Young Lord Mi Tian’s face; after all, all the Monster Race masters here had knelt down to salute Mi Tian, but a trivial human actually remained standing. This was unacceptable.
This was a naked display of contempt towards Mi Tian as well as an insult to the Monster Race as a whole.
As such, this Monster Race cultivator was at a loss for a moment, not knowing what to do, quickly turning his eyes to Mi Tian for help.
“Human, you’re quite bold. You dare refuse to kneel in the presence of this Young Lord?” Mi Tian smiled softly, seemingly harmless to humans and animals alike, but everyone could clearly hear the contempt in his words.
Mi Tian’s distinguished status and superb strength gave him the qualifications to act this way though.
[This human boy’s fate would surely be miserable!] Many cultivators thought so and some could not help directing looks of sympathy towards Yang Kai.
Most in the crowd, however, were just taking pleasure in another’s misfortune. With Yang Kai attracting Mi Tian’s attention, perhaps even the notorious Young Master Wicked Eyes would not have any extra energy to pay attention to the various beautiful women in Shimmering Moon City.
Thinking so, many people felt grateful to Yang Kai and quietly pressed down the heads of the beautiful women next to them to prevent them from revealing their faces.
“Kneel?” Yang Kai chuckled, undauntedly meeting eyes with Mi Tian and asking, “Why?”
[This shameless Monster Race boy actually wants me to kneel?] Yang Kai had rarely heard such wild words.
In all honesty, Yang Kai didn’t want to stir up trouble on Monster Emperor Star, so if Mi Tian pretended not to see him and simply let this incident pass, things would have been fine, but now that conflict seemed inevitable, Yang Kai was naturally not going to back down.
“Because you’re human!” Mi Tian sneered, releasing an aggressive air, “Humans must kneel down when they see this Young Lord!”
As if feeling their master’s anger, the Thunder Flame Flying Lizards pulling the carriage became violent and turned their gazes towards Yang Kai while spraying hot air from their nostrils, their eyes filling with a bloodthirsty and cruel light.
The complexions of the people around Yang Kai changed drastically, and without hesitation, all of them scattered away, not daring to remain close to him, fearing that after the city gate caught fire, the fish in the moat would be affected.
In an instant, with Yang Kai as its centre, a hundred-metre radius had become free of all others.
Yang Kai became more and more conspicuous.
“Human, on Monster Emperor Star, you’d better not act so presumptuous, otherwise you’ll pay a heavy price!” Mi Tian looked at Yang Kai indifferently. Even the two stunning women who were fawning on Mi Tian glared at Yang Kai, as if blaming him for his rudeness.
“Monster Emperor Star is my Monster Race’s territory, as for you humans… En, it’s best if you humans keep your heads lowered and remain obedient. However, this Young Lord is not a petty man. Since this is your first offence, I can treat it as if I never saw anything. Kneel down and this Young Lord will spare your life!” Mi Tian pointed his finger downwards and declared in an imposing manner.
“And if I don’t?” Yang Kai’s eyes flashed a cold light as he stared back at Mi Tian with a smile.
“You have no choice!” Mi Tian coldly snorted.
As soon as he spoke these words, the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard on the left suddenly opened its jaw and a ball of flames wrapped in arcs of lightning shot out towards Yang Kai.
Feeling the horrific killing power of this thunder-fireball, many cultivators were shocked.
Although most of them had heard about the terrible power of Thunder Flame Flying Lizards before, few had seen one with their own eyes. Today was an eye-opening experience for them.
No wonder Second-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivators had no choice but to flee when they encountered a Thunder Flame Flying Lizard. This thunder-fireball alone could not be resisted by ordinary Origin Returning Realm masters.
As the terrifying thunder-fireball rushed towards his face, Yang Kai simply stood in place, as if unaware of the approaching danger. It was not until the thunder-fireball was right in front of him that he lifted his hand and grabbed towards it.
[Courting death!] Many cultivators who saw this scene had such thoughts in their hearts.
The attack of a Thunder Flame Flying Lizard was not so easily dealt with. It seemed there was something wrong with this boy’s head, trying to take this attack head-on with nothing but his body. No wonder he dared challenge Mi Tian.
A shocking scene appeared next, however.
When Yang Kai hand grasped the thunder-fireball, instead of him being directly burned to ashes as everyone expected, the thunder-fireball froze in place.
An extremely mysterious force burst forth at that instant, and in a flash, as if it was somehow being deflated, the terrifying thunder-fireball shrank at an extremely rapid pace until it finally disappeared.
Yang Kai stood in place, completely unharmed.
Gasps sounded from all around.
Mi Tian also finally sat up, pushing the woman who was half lying on his lap out of the way as a look of interest flashed across his eyes.
“Not bad, a Second-Order Origin Returning Realm!” Mi Tian grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, “No wonder you dare act so rampant, it turns out you have some small skill!”
The moment Yang Kai acted, Mi Tian was able to detect Yang Kai’s cultivation.
The Second-Order Origin Returning Realm was not weak on Monster Emperor Star, not to mention that this boy was a human!
Monster Emperor Star was dominated by the Monster Race, and although there were abundant materials and World Energy here, Origin Realm masters rarely emerged among humans, as those with high aptitude were generally strangled in the cradle.
The Monster Race wouldn’t allow Human Race masters to rise up. They allow humans to survive because they fancied the unique talents of the Human Race, but how could they permit the Human Race an opportunity to oppose the Monster Race’s hegemony?
So, after realizing that Yang Kai was a Second-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivator, Mi Tian suddenly became interested. Standing up on his carriage, he waved his hand and coldly ordered, “Kill him!”
The two Ninth-Order Monster Beasts immediately became violent as they stood upright, opened their mouths, and gathered flame and lightning in preparation to attack.
A panic ensued at the city gates as most of the cultivators gathered quickly fled.
Yang Kai let out a defiant laugh as he shouted, “Two mere beasts dare act wild before me!”
Golden light flashed, and under the control of Yang Kai’s Divine Sense, two Golden Blood Threads shot out like arrows towards the Thunder Flame Flying Lizards.
Two pillars of fire spurted from the mouths of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizards, greeting the Golden Blood Threads head-on; however, these flame jets were unable to even impede the speed of the Golden Blood Thread’s charge. The flames which caused everyone else to pale in fright were actually unable to even damage the Golden Blood Threads.
In the blink of an eye, the Golden Blood Threads shot into the Thunder Flame Flying Lizards’ mouths.
The next moment, the two Ninth-Order Monster Beasts roared as their massive bodies swayed from side to side, colliding with and collapsing all the nearby buildings.
The Golden Blood Threads which had rushed into their abdomens were still under Yang Kai’s control and were now wantonly cutting into these two beasts’ bodies, causing unimaginable damage and pain to them.
Yang Kai did not remain idle either as his figure flickered and rushed out, instantly arriving in the air above one of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard’s heads and sending out a punch.
This punch seemed like a casual strike without any hidden power and mystery behind it.
But when this fist hit the head of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard, it was as if the huge Monster Beast had been struck by a ten-ton hammer. First, its skull distorted from the blow, then it crashed to the ground like a falling meteor.
The entire city felt as if it shook from the impact!
A big crater immediately appeared in the ground as the head of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard sunk into it.
Worthy of a Ninth-Order Monster Beast, however, even after its insides were torn up by a Golden Blood Thread and its head was smashed by Yang Kai, it still had not died. On the contrary, it only grew fiercer, and with a thunderous roar, it spread its large wings and flapped hard, trying to escape from Yang Kai’s range.
Yang Kai’s figure flickered again and arrived directly in front of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard, planting his feet on its lower jaws while lifting his hands up towards the sky, holding up the upper palate of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard’s giant maw.
“What is he doing?” The onlookers were all stunned as they gawked at Yang Kai in shock.
From his posture, it looked as if he wanted to rip this Ninth-Order Monster Beast in half, but the tiny body of a human formed a sharp contrast with the giant mouth of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard.
No one doubted this Thunder Flame Flying Lizard could swallow down this human boy whole.
Yang Kai’s body was bent like a shrimp, and his exposed muscles were clearly bulging out, as if exerting an unimaginable strength.
He and Thunder Flame Flying Lizard were now having a simple competition of strength.
Everyone thought Yang Kai was crazy.
It was well known that in terms of physical strength, the Monster Race was born with a decisive advantage, not to mention a huge Ninth-Order Monster Beast such as this Thunder Flame Flying Lizard. In particular, the bite force of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard was truly astonishing.
Yang Kai taking the initiative to enter this Monster Beast’s mouth was nothing short of challenging the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard’s greatest strength.
Was there something wrong with this guy’s head? Many people could not help wondering to themselves.
However, the results of this contest came quickly and were completely beyond everyone’s predictions.
Just as the crowd was suspecting if Yang Kai had some kind of mental issues, his bent body suddenly straightened up.
In an astonishing burst of strength, the giant mouth of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard failed to stop Yang Kai’s body from uncurling.
The huge jaw curved unnaturally before suddenly its upper half flew up while its lower half crashed to the ground.
*Ci la…*
With blood splattering through the air, the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard’s head split in two, its muscles and tendons pulled apart by an unstoppable force right before everyone’s eyes.
The audience went silent as they all stared sluggishly at Yang Kai, as if their heads could not keep up with what their eyes were seeing.
If someone said that Yang Kai was a Monster Race master renowned for his physical strength, this scene might be explainable, but… he was just a human!
Can humans really have such terrifying power?
*Hong…*
With a loud thud, the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard’s huge body fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Yang Kai stood mid-air, covered in blood, an astonishing murderous aura pulsing from his body, like a god of slaughter from ancient times, causing all who saw him to shudder.
Turning his head to the other Thunder Flame Flying Lizard that was currently rushing over towards him, Yang Kai grinned menacingly.
Although this Thunder Flame Flying Lizard was unable to assume human form, its sentience wasn’t low, so when it saw its companion killed by this human in such a brutal and unbelievable way, how could it dare get any closer?
With a low growl from its throat, this beast beat its wings violently, trying to stop itself from advancing.
It was too late, however. Yang Kai dashed forward and arrived in front of the second Thunder Flame Flying Lizard, twisted his body, and dove straight into its open mouth.
In the next moment, a terrifying sound came from inside the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard, causing those who heard it to shiver uncontrollably. Visible to the naked eye, a surge of energy burst from the beast’s neck before sliding down to its abdomen.
*Hong…*
A giant hole suddenly exploded in the abdomen of the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard, and Yang Kai’s figure sprang from it.
The second Thunder Flame Flying Lizard crashed to the ground, its life aura extinguished.
Everything happened too fast. From the point Mi Tian ordered Yang Kai’s death, to the time Yang Kai killed the two Thunder Flame Flying Lizards, only three breaths passed.
This change happened so fast the crowd was not even able to keep up with what was happening.
It was not until Yang Kai burst out of the abdomen of the second Thunder Flame Flying Lizard that they suddenly recovered.
Two extremely powerful Ninth-Order Monster Beasts… had died just like that.
[Were those really Thunder Flame Flying Lizards? They were not some kind of weak Monster Beast that just looked like Thunder Flame Flying Lizards, right? Right?] This kind of thought flashed across everyone’s mind as they stared blankly at Yang Kai.
The violent and brutal fighting style he displayed dazzled and terrified everyone present.
Battles between Monster Race cultivators were known for being wild and violent, something most Monster Race cultivators took pride in.
They felt that battles between the Monster Race were real battles. As for fights between humans… they were just fancy shows.
However, the human in front of them, confronting Young Lord Mi Tian, had shocked the crowd with a true display of ruthless violence!
The audience was stunned silent.
Even Mi Tian now stared at Yang Kai solemnly.
He found that this human was… not affable.
Although the two Thunder Flame Flying Lizards used to pull his carriage had lost of their innate ferocity because they had been domesticated since childhood and weren’t comparable to Monster Beasts of the same species who were born and raised in the wild, they weren’t creatures a mere Second-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivator could kill at will.
In front of Mi Tian’s eyes, the two Monster Beasts who had pulled his carriage had both died without even being able to put up the slightest resistance.
Mi Tian thought for a moment and concluded that even he could not replicate this feat! Releasing his Divine Sense suspiciously, he probed Yang Kai but still found that this human had a Second-Order Origin Realm cultivation and was not hiding his strength at all.
Mi Tian narrowed his eyes as a cold light flashed across them, his blood starting to boil slightly as he did.
The Monster Race was militant, and Mi Tian, as the Young Master of Thousand Eyes Tribal Lord, still had bloodthirsty and violent impulses ingrained in his bones. Due to his noble status, he was simply better at controlling them than others of his race.
However, at this moment, he felt Yang Kai would be a good opponent, one he could fight without holding back.
*Kacha…*
A slight noise suddenly rang out from Mi Tian’s body, one that was nearly imperceptible, but almost like every part of his body was shaking very subtly.
This was a sign of excitement!
“What’s going on here!” At that moment, several rays of light flew over from afar, and before these people arrived, an angry shout rang out.
Immediately, these rays of light fell in front of the crowd, and after seeing the Monster Beast bodies as well as the tense atmosphere in front of the city gate, these newcomers could not help gawking momentarily.
“Sir Ma Ge Na!” The Monster Race cultivator, who was riding the wolf-shaped mount, hurriedly got down and respectfully saluted these new arrivals.
The City Lord of Shimmering Moon City was a Monster Race master named Ma Ge Na. As the master of such a prosperous city, he naturally had a Third-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivation.
However, even though he was the City Lord of Shimmering Moon City, he knew nothing about what had transpired here, or even about the arrival of Mi Tian.
It was not that Ma Ge Na was particularly ignorant of his surroundings, it was just that Mi Tian had acted too unreasonably. Originally, the team of cultivators riding wolf-shaped Monster Beasts were only responsible for finding Mi Tian’s whereabouts and then reporting back. Afterwards, a proper reception would be sent out to escort him directly to the City Lord’s Mansion.
But Mi Tian had refused to allow these Monster Race cultivators to send word back to Ma Ge Na, and after meeting them, coerced them into bringing him directly to Shimmering Moon City.
Obviously, he was well aware of his poor reputation and that everyone would try to avoid him wherever he went, so in order to not have news leak, giving the residents of Shimmering Moon City time to hide their beauties, he did not allow anyone to inform Shimmering Moon City’s City Lord of his location.
Mi Tian planned to first patronize Shimmering Moon City and pick out some new ‘toys’ before heading to Red Moon Tribal Lord’s palace.
His plan was quite good, but unexpectedly he had run into and provoked Yang Kai the moment he entered the city, resulting in his two Ninth-Order Monster Beasts being killed.
“Young Lord Mi Tian?” Ma Ge Na recognized Mi Tian’s identity immediately and his complexion became gloomy. Obviously, he too didn’t want to invite Mi Tian into his city to cause trouble.
“Haha, Mi Tian greets Senior Ma Ge Na, Mi Tian has arrived here uninvited and hopes Senior won’t take offence,” Mi Tian cupped his fists, his seemingly harmless, bright smile causing countless women to swoon.
“What’s all this about?” Ma Ge Na calmly looked at the Monster Race cultivator who had been riding his wolf-shaped mount.
The Monster Race cultivator leaked cold sweat as he could tell the City Lord was very upset and didn’t dare to conceal anything, quickly and succinctly explaining everything that had transpired.
“Impudence!” After hearing that Yang Kai had killed Mi Tian’s Monster Beasts, Ma Ge Na suddenly roared as he glared sharply at Yang Kai.
Although he did not like the idea of Mi Tian womanizing in his territory, a human daring to challenge a noble of the Monster Race was definitely not something he could tolerate. Comparing the two issues, his displeasure with Mi Tian showing up uninvited was nothing of concern.
However, who exactly was this young human, who was capable of killing two Ninth-Order Monster Beasts in such a short time? The strength required for such a feat was quite extraordinary.
Staring at Yang Kai suspiciously, Ma Ge Na was unable to remember when such an expert appeared amongst the Human Race.
Yang Kai straight-up ignored him, however, and instead silently stood for a moment before waving his hand and retrieving two golden lights from the dead Thunder Flame Flying Lizards. These two golden lights danced around Yang Kai’s fingertips, as if they had spirituality.
Looking at these two Golden Blood Threads, which now had a hint of red in them too, Yang Kai smiled with satisfaction.
He had been unable to find suitable Monster Beasts to condense Blood Beast from, but suddenly ran into two perfect specimens, so when Mi Tian picked a fight, Yang Kai had not hesitated to respond.
The Blood Beast Secret Technique, which was condensed from the essence of a Ninth-Order Monster Beast, was not bad.
After he took the Golden Blood Threads back, the corpses of the two Thunder Flame Flying Lizards on the ground suddenly shrivelled, as if wilting away, their vitality and essence all drained clean in an instant.
“Hm!” Mi Tian’s eyes lit up, “What Secret Technique is this!?”
He seemed to be quite interested as he directed a look of surprise towards the two Golden Blood Threads dancing between Yang Kai’s fingers, his eyes not even blinking.
Although he was a noble amongst the Monster Race, Mi Tian was quite interested in the various Secret Techniques humans used. Humans were not comparable to the Monster Race in terms of physical strength, but when it came to the creation and use of Secret Techniques, the Monster Race was clearly inferior.
Both races had their own advantages.
Mi Tian understood this well, and was different from many Monster Race masters in that he did not reject or despise the Secret Techniques used by humans; he did not think they were merely flashy with no substance and instead was willing to calmly study and comprehend them.
With the powerful body of the Monster Race, combined with the Human Race’s ever-changing and mysterious Secret Techniques, Mi Tian believed that one day, he could create his own unique style of fighting and reach greater heights than even his father Qian Yan to stand atop Monster Emperor Star’s Ten Great Tribal Lords!
This position had been vacant for a long time.
Now, he was quite interested in Yang Kai’s Golden Blood Thread Secret Technique.
He had studied the Secret Techniques of many humans before so his vision was quite sharp and he was able to tell how extraordinary these two Golden Blood Threads were at a glance, moreover… after emerging from the Thunder Flame Flying Lizard corpses, these two Golden Blood Threads seemed to have gained spirituality!
[He had to obtain them!] This overbearing thought flashed across Mi Tian’s mind and he quickly pointed at Yang Kai and said, “Human, give this Young Lord those things in your hand and this Young Lord will forgive your previous transgressions.”
Yang Kai raised his eyes and looked at him, curled his lips and grinned, a moment later taking back the two Golden Blood Threads as he said concisely, “No!”
Mi Tian frowned and stared at him strangely for a moment before chuckling lowly, “Human, is there something wrong with your head? Do you think that after killing this Young Lord’s two Monster Beasts you can just walk away? Do you think you can leave Shimmering Moon City alive? If you want to survive, obediently cooperate with this Young Lord and I can spare your life, don’t you refuse a toast just to drink a loss!”
As he spoke, Shimmering Moon City’s City Lord Ma Ge Na and several Origin Returning Realm masters nearly turned dangerous glares towards Yang Kai, preparing to take action at any moment.
Regarding Yang Kai, Ma Ge Na unconditionally supported Mi Tian.
As such, he stared at Yang Kai with an unkind look and said coldly, “Boy, you should learn to appreciate kindness, in my Shimmering Moon City, you can’t act so presumptuous.”
“Presumptuous?” Yang Kai narrowed his eyes at him, not giving him the slightest face as he declared arrogantly and aggressively, “So what if I act presumptuously? Are you going to bite me?”
“Bold!” Ma Ge Na flew into a rage. He had lived for so many years but had never met such an audacious human before. Even taking all of Monster Emperor Star into account, which other human was so ignorant of the immensity of Heaven and Earth? No matter how powerful a human was, they would have to show deference to any Monster Race, let alone a City Lord like him.
Ma Ge Na glanced over at Mi Tian, and Mi Tian happened to look over at the same time.
When their eyes met, they both understood each other’s thoughts.
They needed to join forces to capture or kill this human, otherwise, the entire Monster Race would lose all face here today.
But before they could act, a strange energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from somewhere in Shimmering Moon City. Mi Tian and Ma Ge Na were both Third-Order Origin Returning Realm masters so naturally they immediately detected this disturbance.
What puzzled them, however, was they could not identify what had caused this strange energy fluctuation.
Yang Kai, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes as he raised his head and glanced in the direction the energy fluctuations had appeared, frowning as he pondered for a moment before thinking of something and dashing off.
His speed was nothing less than quick!
“Stop right here!” Ma Ge Na roared furiously, throwing out a punch the moment Yang Kai moved in an attempt to intercept him.
A gleam of purple light suddenly appeared as Yang Kai summoned his Purple Shield and easily blocked the blow, not even slowing down as he rushed off.
He had a bad premonition about this situation, so how could he waste any time here?
As his figure flickered, Space Force fluctuations wrapped around his body and in the blink of an eye, Yang Kai disappeared.
Ma Ge Na and Mi Tian were left stunned!
Neither of them had seen how Yang Kai left just now. Their eyes and Divine Senses were obviously locked onto him, but the other party had somehow easily thrown them off.
The two Monster Race masters couldn’t help showing solemn looks, and after exchanging another glance, they both rushed off towards the source of the strange energy fluctuations.
They too wanted to know what had happened and why such a strange phenomenon had appeared.
In front of a certain inn inside Shimmering Moon City, a large number of cultivators had gathered. These cultivators were all attracted here by the strange occurrence that was happening. There were Human and Monster Race cultivators, males and females. At this moment, everyone was standing around in the street in front of the inn, pointing and whispering amongst themselves.
When Yang Kai arrived here, he looked up into the sky and immediately showed a helpless, wry smile.
His premonition was right.
The owner of the inn was also standing in front of the inn, his waist as rickety as always as his arms were folded across his chest. Like most people, he was looking up into the sky with a complicated expression flashing across his face and a glint in his eyes as if he was trying to discern something.
When Yang Kai arrived, the old owner immediately noticed him and he hurriedly beckoned, “Come here, Young Man.”
Yang Kai glanced over at him and quickly rushed to his side, a somewhat apologetic look on his face as he said, “Old sir, I’m afraid I’ve caused you some trouble.”
The old man chuckled and shook his head, “This old man’s troubles aren’t worth mentioning, it’s your troubles that seem somewhat big.”
Saying so, the old man glanced lightly over at the two Monster Race masters, Ma Ge Na and Mi Tian, who had arrived at some point. The corners of the old man’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch as he added, “Your troubles don’t seem to be limited to what’s happening in the inn either.”
“Haha…” Yang Kai laughed dryly, not knowing what to say.
If it was just about Ma Ge Na and Mi Tian targeting him, Yang Kai wouldn’t care. All he would need to do is take Little Senior Sister with him and tear space to escape them completely. Monster Emperor Star was so big that there would always be a place for them to hide.
What’s more, if it was someone below the Origin King Realm, Yang Kai didn’t need to fear. If they really fought, Yang Kai wouldn’t mind turning all of Shimmering Moon City upside down.
But now, the vision in front of him gave him a headache.
After coming here, he could see at a glance that this phenomenon was caused by Little Senior Sister.
Xia Ning Chang had been living in the inn these days, leading a simple life of refining pills from various materials and improving her cultivation.
Yang Kai didn’t disturb her either.
He had never expected that in this place, Little Senior Sister would actually refine such an incredible pill.
Yang Kai had a similar experience before, so he could tell that this startling phenomenon was a precursor to the refinement of a pill that formed Pill Clouds!
When Yang Kai was back on Rainfall Star, he had refined a Fire Attribute pill that formed Pill Clouds in order to treat Xue Yue who had been poisoned by the Profound Yin Sunflower Water, and a very similar phenomenon had appeared at that time.
Of all the pills Yang Kai had refined so far, only that particular one had formed Pill Clouds and it was after that experience he deeply learned that Pill Clouds weren’t something one can seek but can only encounter by luck! This was different from Pill Veins as with Yang Kai’s Alchemy skills he could easily refine a pill that formed Pill Veins.
However, the exact method to consistently refine pills that formed Pill Clouds was still a mystery to him.
With Little Senior Sister’s Special Constitution and her Heaven-defying talent in the Alchemic Way, reaching this point was almost a given.
But this was Monster Emperor Star, and they were currently inside Shimmering Moon City! Once this pill was refined, it would definitely attract the attention of countless masters, especially Ma Ge Na and Mi Tian who were just quarrelling with Yang Kai; these two would definitely not let go of this pill.
They also wouldn’t let Xia Ning Chang go free!
An Alchemist who could refine a pill that formed Pill Clouds had obviously reached an astonishing height in the Alchemic Way and was well deserving of the title of ‘Grandmaster’! How could the Monster Race not try to possess such a Heaven defying talent?
Yang Kai’s expression fluctuated as various thoughts flashed across his mind, considering the stakes of the situation at hand.
He couldn’t stop Xia Ning Chang now. Chance and opportunities were extremely important in Alchemy, and Little Senior Sister being able to complete this refinement would have enormous benefits to her growth. To stop her now would be tantamount to denying her all the enlightenments this opportunity would bring and may even negatively affect her future achievements.
No matter what, she had to finish refining this pill successfully.
It seems… what came next would truly be troublesome.
After making up his mind, Yang Kai’s eyes became as cold and sharp as a blade.
Both Ma Ge Na and Mi Tian were staring blankly at the sky as right above the inn, a massive amount of World Energy was gathering, as if attracted by something, and it wasn’t long before a small vortex appeared, rotating slowly as it absorbed and drew in more World Energy to strengthen itself.
“Senior Ma Ge Na, what is this? Is some kind of rare treasure about to form?” Although Mi Tian had sharp eyesight, he had never witnessed the refinement of a pill that formed Pill Clouds, so he was completely lost at this moment and had to defer to an elder like Ma Ge Na.
Ma Ge Na frowned as he continued staring up into the sky, trying to determine what had caused this phenomenon, but after some time he slowly shook his head slowly, “This City Lord also does not know.”
“Even Senior is unable to recognize what is happening?” Mi Tian was surprised.
“The world is vast and filled with innumerable strange phenomena, so it is not surprising this City Lord does not recognize this particular one. En, can anyone here identify what is happening?” Ma Ge Na turned to the other Origin Returning Realm masters and asked.
Everyone shook their heads one after another, all of them never having witnessed something like this before.
“Interesting,” Mi Tian smiled brightly, flashing his flawless teeth just the right amount to emphasize his handsome face, his somewhat wicked appearance dazzling many of them women present who were secretly casting him glances, “From the looks of it, it doesn’t seem like someone is breaking through or cultivating some kind of Secret Technique. It also doesn’t look like the birth of some rare treasure, so what could be the cause?”
“The solution is simple, we just need to take a look,” One of Ma Ge Na’s Second-Order Origin Returning Realm subordinates declared as he unscrupulously released his Divine Sense towards the inn.
But before his Divine Sense could reach the outer walls, this master suddenly noticed a dangerous aura strike towards him and, in the next instant, he felt his Divine Sense being scorched by a kind of burning heat.
With a scream, this Monster Race master couldn’t help stumbling backwards a few steps as he clutched his head, a splitting headache causing his face to pale!
Instantly, all eyes turned to Yang Kai.
Everyone had felt that it was Yang Kai who just released that Divine Sense attack and forced this man back, causing him to suffer greatly!
Ma Ge Na’s expression turned incredibly gloomy as Mi Tian flashed a playful grin.
“That was just a warning. If anyone dares try to spy on what’s happening inside, don’t blame me for being impolite,” Yang Kai stood alone in front of everyone, his voice cold and callus.
Right now was a critical moment for Little Senior Sister, one that even he dared not peek on, so how could Yang Kai allow these Monster Race cultivators to use their Divine Sense to pry? What if they interfered with Xia Ning Chang’s Alchemy?
Yang Kai and the Monster Race master were both Second-Order Origin Realm cultivators, but when it came to a competition of Divine Sense, the Monster Race man was vastly inferior. Realizing this, Ma Ge Na and Mi Tian’s already high evaluation of Yang Kai rose significantly once more.
“Boy!” Ma Ge Na’s deep voice boomed, “Are you really so determined to oppose my Monster Race?”
“You have courage and strength, but you’re too overconfident,” Mi Tian chuckled lightly as he sneered.
Yang Kai didn’t speak and instead just stared at them coldly. No one doubted Yang Kai’s determination and the Monster Race masters who had just now wanted to use their Divine Senses to spy on what was happening in the inn quickly dismissed such thoughts, a faint trace of fear flashing across their eyes.
Obviously, this human did not have a build comparable to those from the Monster Race, but with him standing there, all the Monster Races cultivators felt as if they were staring at a tall and solid mountain, blocking all wind and rain from reaching the inn behind him.
While some Monster Race cultivators felt fear towards Yang Kai, others actually felt a hint of admiration.
Not every human was so bold, daring to use their strength to face so many Monster Race masters without backing down.
“Good, good, good! Boy, you don’t put this City Lord or the Monster Race in your eyes and you even dared oppose Young Lord Mi Tian, so today this place will be your burial ground. I hope you are prepared!” Ma Ge Na could no longer bear it. He was already dissatisfied with Yang Kai, and now seeing him take such a domineering stance, how could Ma Ge Na compromise?
Right now, his priority was to kill this human boy. As for what mysteries were hidden in the inn, it wouldn’t be too late to investigate afterwards!
“Boy, your death has come!” Mi Tian snickered towards Yang Kai as murderous intent flashed across his eyes.
He seemed to be calm and carefree, but how could he not be angry with Yang Kai for killing his two Ninth-Order Monster Beasts? Now that he had an opportunity to team up with Ma Ge Na against this enemy, Mi Tian was naturally going to take it.
All the other Origin Returning Realm masters began condensing their energy in preparation to attack Yang Kai as well.
“You want my life? Let’s see if you have the ability!” Yang Kai coldly snorted as an invisible force centred around him suddenly spread out. All the cultivators who were wrapped up in this force felt themselves being suppressed and their bodies becoming sluggish, as if they had fallen into a pit of mud. Even the Saint Qi in their meridians was no longer flowing smoothly.
Shi!
As soon as Yang Kai released his Shi, Ma Ge Na couldn’t help paling slightly.
He was shocked to discover that even his own attainments in Shi were inferior to this human youth.
How was that possible though?
He was a Third-Order Origin Returning Realm master while this human boy had only reached the Second-Order. Although it was only one Minor Realm of difference, this should have been an insurmountable gap, so why was this boy’s Shi stronger than his own?
Many Monster Race cultivators already released their own Shi to resist Yang Kai’s, but even so, none of them could completely counter the invisible suppression they were facing.
On top of that, every Monster Race cultivator had noticed that in the Shi of this human boy, there was a special power mixed in. This power sent chills down their spines, as if they would be cut down so long as they moved.